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BRYN DONOVAN

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How to Write a Press Release For a Book (One Example!)

I put together a press release for my upcoming book launch,  and I thought that my fellow authors who follow the blog might like to see how I did it—just as one example! Be sure to pin it to Pinterest if you think you might want it for future reference! Why did I send out a book press release as

WIP Wednesday Next Month!

Hi all! I’m so sorry not to do WIP Wednesday this month! For the handful of new subscribers, “Work in Progress Wednesday” is when I share a snippet of the writing I’m working on, and I invite you to do the same in the comments. It’s usually on the first Wednesday of every month!  And I’m doing a lot on

7 Examples of Real Regency Era Letters

I dug up some actual historical love letters from the Regency era because I was doing research for my forthcoming novel Her Time Traveling Duke. It’s going to be the sequel to my book Her Knight at the Museum !  I wanted to get a sense for how my hero would phrase things romantically in a couple of instances. I

It’s Time for WIP Wednesday! Let’s Share Some Writing!

Hey writers! Let’s share what we’re working on! I’m still working on my sequel to Her Knight at the Museum, and I’m really enjoying it! I’ll share another one from this WIP next month, but that’ll be it. I’m writing it on contract and I don’t want to share spoilers…plus, it may change quite a bit in edits.  I’d love

25 Cute Fall Writing Prompts!

  A couple of you requested fall writing prompts… and now that it’s autumn and I’m back to regular blogging, I’m happy to oblige!  These fall writing prompts are for a few different genres, including young adult, cozy fantasy, and romance. These are appropriate for teachers to use in classrooms, too. Some of them are specific to autumn, and some

It’s WIP Wednesday! Let’s See What You’re Writing!

It’s time to share our works in progress! I’ve barely blogged in the past month, because I’ve been working on my sequel, but I’m getting back into it this month and in the fall. And of course, I didn’t want to miss WIP Wednesday! I always decorate my house with sunflowers in August, so I did that with this post,

Pet Peeve List – 75 Examples!

  This pet peeve list is to help writers with character development. Every good character needs a quirk or two, and a pet peeve can be a great (and sometimes funny) one! We can learn a lot about a character from what gets on their nerves. Pet Peeve Definition A “peeve” is an annoyance or aggravation. A “pet peeve” means

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  1. 55 Young Adult Creative Writing Prompts

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    The young adult (YA) genre is one of the most important genres in literature. Get inspired to write YA with these fiction writing prompts.

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  4. 50 Young Adult Plot Ideas and Writing Prompts

    While many of my other writing prompts could be used for young adult novels, I created this list specifically with pre-teen and teen main characters in mind, but many of them would work for mainstream fiction or “women’s …

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    Creative writing prompts are your matchbox. All you need is one or two writing prompts to light your imaginative fire and you can burn through a book idea, formulating the plot and all with just a single prompt. You can even write a …

  6. Creative Writing Prompts for Young Adult (YA)

    Keep your mind pumping with story ideas to write with these creative writing prompts for young adults (YA).

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    Explore YA Fiction writing prompts - whether you're new to writing fiction or are already an author, we provide you with new story ideas everyday.